EJToday: Top Headlines

"Ships Asked To Reduce Speed Off San Francisco Coast To Protect Whales" [9]

"As endangered whales begin to migrate past San Francisco Bay, there’s a new effort to protect them from getting struck by cargo ships, a leading cause of death."

Biodiversity [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
California [13]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [14], 04/28/2022
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"Two Million Children At Risk Of Starvation In Horn Of Africa: U.N. [15]

"U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children are at risk of starving to death as the Horn of Africa faces one of its worst droughts in decades."

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Food [19]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Reuters [21], 04/27/2022
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"Russia Halts Gas Flows To Poland, Bulgaria" [22]

"Russia told Poland and Bulgaria yesterday [Tuesday] that it will stop providing natural gas to both countries, marking an escalation in the conflict between Moscow and Europe over the war in Ukraine."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Military [25]
Public [12]
International [20]
Europe [26]
Source: E&E News [27], 04/27/2022
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Too Many New Coal-Fired Plants Planned For 1.5C Climate Goal: Report [28]

"The number of coal-fired power plants under development around the world fell last year, but far too much coal is still being burned and too many new coal-fired power plants are planned for the world to stay within safe temperature limits."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Guardian [29], 04/27/2022
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Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs [30]

"Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: The Revelator [31], 04/27/2022
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‘We Want It Back To What It Was’: The US Village Blighted By Toxic Waste [32]

"Can a $100m cleanup operation save Mead, Nebraska, from putrid pesticide-laced waste that has polluted water, with health implications yet unknown?"

Agriculture [16]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 04/27/2022
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Incandescent Light Bulbs Being Phased Out To Save Energy [36]

"The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, speeding an ongoing trend toward more efficient lighting that officials say will save households, schools and businesses billions of dollars a year."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Technology [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [39]
Source: AP [40], 04/27/2022
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"50bn Tonnes Of Sand And Gravel Extracted Each Year, Finds UN Study" [41]

"Sand is the most-exploited resource after water. But unlike water, it is not recognised as a key strategic resource by governments and industry, something, the UN says, that must change and fast."

Natural Resources [42]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Guardian [43], 04/27/2022
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"A Quiet Revolution: Southwest Cities Learn to Thrive Amid Drought" [44]

"Facing a changing climate, southwestern U.S. cities such as San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have embraced a host of innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water, providing these metropolitan areas with ample water supplies to support their growing populations."

Climate Change [17]
Planning & Growth [45]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [39]
Source: YaleE360 [46], 04/27/2022
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"Biden Admin Shrinks Area Eligible For Drilling At Arctic Reserve" [47]

"The Biden administration is shrinking the amount of land eligible for drilling at an oil reserve in the Arctic."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Natural Resources [42]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [39]
Alaska and Hawaii [48]
Source: The Hill [49], 04/27/2022
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"DOE Unveils $500M Loan For Massive ‘Clean Hydrogen’ Project" [50]

"The Energy Department’s loan office announced yesterday that it intends to issue a half-billion-dollar guarantee to what it called a “first-of-its-kind” hydrogen project."

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [39]
Source: E&E News [52], 04/27/2022
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"China Promotes Coal In Setback For Efforts To Cut Emissions" [53]

"China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings Beijing is setting back efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Public [12]
Asia [54]
Source: AP [55], 04/26/2022
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"Ford Juices Production Of Lightning F-150 Electric Truck" [56]

"Ford Motor Co on Tuesday will start regular manufacturing of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, more than tripling planned annual production of the vehicle that now symbolizes the 118-year-old company's drive to retool for a new century."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Transportation [57]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [39]
Source: Reuters [58], 04/26/2022
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"White House Finalizes Help For Burn Pit Veterans" [59]

"President Joe Biden announced today [Monday] that the Department of Veterans Affairs will grant extensive health care benefits to veterans experiencing certain debilitating respiratory cancers linked to exposure to burn pits and their fumes."

Air [60]
Chemicals [61]
Environmental Health [62]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Military [25]
Pollution [33]
Waste [63]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [39]
Source: E&E News [64], 04/26/2022
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"Birth Of Six Endangered Red Wolves Has Their Advocates Howling For Joy" [65]

"As recently as 2021, red wolves were “a ghost of a species,” one environmentalist said. Then the Biden administration took notice."

Biodiversity [10]
Wildlife [66]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [39]
Source: Washington Post [67], 04/26/2022
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